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Sometimes I will meet someone who appears to lead a happy and
fulfilling life. but then I discover this person has never been
white water rafting and I realize it's all a mirage. No one who
has never taken an adventure vacation that includes riding the
white water can truly be happy.
"Oh sure," you may be thinking, "isn't white water rafting ...
dangerous?"
Well my timid, rubber-spined, cowardly friend; danger is a
relative thing. Your drive to and from the river will be far
more dangerous, and a much more death defying feat, than your
actual time on the river. I actually have no statistics to
support this other than the fact that everyone knows that
everything is more dangerous than driving. So consider yourself
appeased.
But it is clear that white water rafting has the appearance and
feel of danger. It is a sport designed to make the adrenaline
pump through your bloodstream like jet fuel and make you feel
like Indiana Jones and James Bond rolled up into a single being.
But the appearance of danger is mitigated by the life jacket you
will be wearing and the size of the inflatable raft you will be
riding on, as well as the supervision of trained "river rats,"
the tour guides who work for the adventure travel company
conducting your tour.
The experience of white water rafting is like nothing else in
the world of adventure travel. Riding the rapids feels a lot
like riding a roller coaster that has the added benefit of
making you a contestant in a wet T contest (despite the fact
that I personally would strongly prefer that some of you never
get within a mile of such a contest). To all this you add the
fact that your adventure will take you through some of the most
scenic gorges and canyons the world has to offer, and you are
all set for an experience you will remember (fondly) for the
rest of your life. What could be more fun than that?
If I have convinced you to go white water rafting, please do
your homework ahead of time. Check into the various adventure
tour companies that conduct white water rafting tours in the
locale you choose . I suggest that you check out the following
directories (www.whitewater.com/ and http://www.riversearch.com/
) because they have prescreened the adventure tour companies
based on safety and reliability.
You should also order one or more of the free brochures for
various rafting tours from this site:
http://www.infohub.com/scripts/html_cgi/affiliate/?af_type=2&AID=
5046485&PID=1883069&cat_id=128&action=summary
And lastly, consider going with a group of friends. There is
something wonderful about hearing your best friend scream like a
girl, or getting drenched in cold water with the gang from your
church group, that makes for a unique bonding experience.
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